Insperity

APRIL 4, 2023

Your company probably has an onboarding strategy and orientation process for new hires. But what about when employees leave your company – whether it’s a voluntary resignation, layoff or termination? Does your company have an offboarding strategy as well? You should. Especially with The Great Resignation lingering and the potential for widespread layoffs associated with an economic recession , being prepared with an offboarding strategy is critical.

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Spiceworks

APRIL 5, 2023

Watch out for these three trends in enterprise architecture. The post Three Trends in Enterprise Architecture to Optimize IT Operations appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Office Space

APRIL 5, 2023

Wayfinding kiosks are having a moment—and with good reason. As companies adapt to the challenges of hybrid working , they’re discovering that old wayfinding systems can no longer meet the demands of dynamic (and often distributed) workplaces. Wayfinding kiosk solutions are proving to be a relatively simple way to cut through the noise. In this article, we explore how wayfinding kiosks can play a critical role in an overarching new digital wayfinding system.

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Success

APRIL 7, 2023

Sam Sidney and Anna Baglaneas Eves are two entrepreneurs who started businesses by following their passions. Here, they share their business stories and offer advice for other new entrepreneurs. Sam Sidney Sam Sidney began making portraits out of felt scraps with her four kids during the pandemic. After receiving her first commission—”a high school friend who asked [her] to make nine famous musicians,” according to an interview with Charleston magazine —she is now pulling in anywhere from $125 t

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2023

Perhaps the least surprising news from the current AI media frenzy is that Buzzfeed has already been using the tech to publish a lot of its stories. There’s an obvious response to this and it’s not about how amazing the AI is. If an artificial intelligence can write vast quantities of formulaic clickbait stories on your website without anybody noticing, then the problem is with your original approach to ‘content’ and how it’s consumed.

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Spiceworks

APRIL 4, 2023

Is cloud repatriation just hype? Find out. The post Is Cloud Repatriation a Big Lie Server Vendors Are Shilling? appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Productivityist

APRIL 3, 2023

Years ago, I scribbled this quote down on a sticky note and I’ve shared it multiple times: “Cope with what you can’t control. Command what you can control. That’s how you conquer the day.” This simple yet profound idea invites us to reflect on the nature of control, how it affects our well-being, and how we can better manage our emotions and decisions in a world filled with uncertainties.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 3, 2023

A new report, Future of Work Life , from Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab explores the ways in which employees and employers navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitalisation and the fluctuating labour market. Almost half (48 percent) of the employees in the study say that they enjoy increased flexibility at work. 52 percent consider flexible work hours or locations as key requirements, and 25 percent say that flexibility is the

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Spiceworks

APRIL 4, 2023

Here’s how app developers can prioritize privacy for health apps. The post Developing a Health App? Here’s How to Focus on Privacy appeared first on Spiceworks.

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C-Suite Assistants

APRIL 3, 2023

As the CEO or Founder of an early or late-stage start-up, what can you do to weather the shoals of today’s VC landscape? Venture Capital funding and exits are down. Inflation, interest rate, funding sources, bank shocks- it’s all happening. Is it time to hunker down and do layoffs or are there other ways to be the proactive leader you need to be and hire an EA?

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Success

APRIL 7, 2023

It’s terrifying, and it’s coming—Monday. In a phenomenon well-known as the “ Sunday Scaries ,” the first day of the workweek is something to seriously dread for many Americans. In a 2021 poll by isolved , 42% of workers reported that they get “very stressed the night before returning to a workweek.” Though it might seem that the continuation of flexible work schedules and spaces since the pandemic would have helped, sleep is still being lost over it, according to a survey from the American Acade

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 2, 2023

For eight years I have studied digital nomadism , the millennial trend for working remotely from anywhere around the world. I am often asked if digital nomads are driving gentrification. Before COVID upended the way we work, I would usually tell journalists that the numbers were too small for a definitive answer. Most digital nomads were travelling and working illegally on tourist visas.

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Spiceworks

APRIL 4, 2023

Could smarter signaling security help enterprises move to 5G networks? The post Addressing Signaling Security in the Transition to 5G Networks appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 5, 2023

After the murder of George Floyd, the world seemed to rise up collectively to demand an end to racial inequality. And while many organizations openly spoke about commitments to improve racial and gender equality within their workforce, the situation hasn’t improved. In fact, in some cases, it’s actually gotten worse. So how do we move past performative efforts to genuine action to overcome persisting racial and gender inequalities in today’s workplaces?

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Success

APRIL 6, 2023

As a workforce, we’ve spent a great deal of time the last few years reflecting on what we want out of our careers , and how to go about achieving it. After experiencing an unparalleled shift in many corporate jobs from cubicle life to couch adjacent (via the pandemic), some employees realized they wanted to make this work-from-home situation permanent.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 6, 2023

Since we are now very much in the age of uncertainty being the new certainty, with all the old playbooks out the window and no cookie cutter approach in the ways we work, since one size doesn’t fit all – what the hell do we do? Curl up in a ball and die? Go into panic mode and go around shouting ‘We’re doomed! We’re doomed’ manically? Or just ostrich the problem and hope it all goes away or at least reverts back to how it was before?

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Spiceworks

APRIL 3, 2023

While the use of edge-to-cloud setups has risen strongly, issues of latency, data security, scalability, and more remain key issues, hindering adoption. The post 4 Challenges of the Edge to Cloud Evolution appeared first on Spiceworks.

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All Work

APRIL 6, 2023

Personal spaces can play a key role in a flexible, collaborative workplace. Offices don’t have to be built with the permanence of metal stud framing and drywall — instead, demountable designs can be reconfigured and enclosed should the need arise. Instead of technology only being found in private offices, it should be ubiquitous to promote equity and the idea that work can happen anywhere.

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Success

APRIL 4, 2023

“If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” The philosophical query raises some interesting perspectives on reality and our participation within it. But there’s one part of the riddle that no one disputes: The tree did fall. Things happen in this world— many of them stressful and polarizing—even if we make an effort to ignore them.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 5, 2023

Zürich has been named as the world’s leading smart city according to the latest annual Smart City Index published by IMD business school. Asian and European cities dominate this year’s top twenty. Among them, IMD names six “super champions” because they have been continuously improving their performance since 2019: Zürich, Oslo, Singapore, Beijing, Seoul and Hong Kong.

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Spiceworks

APRIL 3, 2023

Tips on choosing the right e-commerce vendor partner. The post B2B E-Commerce Vendor Evaluation Criteria appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 4, 2023

How to measure leadership effectiveness? This is a question frequently asked by HRs, CEOs and other senior leaders. Only 48% of leaders believe that the leadership effectiveness of their organization is top-notch. In contrast, only 28% of HR agree with that statement. We all know leaders are critical to any team's success, but quantifying their effectiveness?

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Success

APRIL 1, 2023

Your Action Plan is a monthly to-do list of tips straight from SUCCESS magazine—10 things you can do right now to improve yourself and your life. This month, it’s all about how to be more serious about your future. This month, feed your mind what it needs to take on life’s challenges. Learn what it means to be mentally tough, and then step outside of your comfort zone for a total transformation. 1.

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Go Burrows

APRIL 2, 2023

Camryn Pickworth is the founder of The First Pick VA Group, a successful virtual assistant business. In this episode, Camryn shares her story of launching her virtual assistant business in the middle of a pandemic – and at the age of 21. She also talks about setting boundaries, ethical “freelanceship,” team building, and overcoming childhood trauma and shaping it into a successful future.

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Spiceworks

APRIL 6, 2023

Explore what measures advertisers can take to reduce carbon footprint. The post Why It’s Time To Prioritize Sustainable Advertising appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Quantum Workplace

APRIL 4, 2023

Are employees leaving your organization at a faster rate? Are new employees struggling to get ramped up? Are you noticing that some of your best employees are exiting around the three-year mark? All of these scenarios—and more—can be addressed and prevented with employee lifecycle surveys. Lifecycle surveys are a foundational block in your employee listening strategy.

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Success

APRIL 3, 2023

In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked. Everything from the title on my business card to the location of the building fed my notion of success. Then a Cadillac Escalade sideswiped me on my way home one evening. After an ambulance ride and an MRI, I was told there was a problem with my spine. Over the course of the next few months, I waited to find out if I needed surgery.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 6, 2023

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I have a bachelor’s degree relevant to my field and seven years of work experience, about six years of which is in the same job function that I have now. I’m 29 and in my third job out of college. I am in an entry level marketing job (as I also was before) and I am unsure of how, and when I should expect to, move forward in my career.

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Spiceworks

APRIL 5, 2023

How is banking-as-a-service evolving? Find out. The post How Is Banking-as-a-service Undergoing Business Model Reinvention? appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Shift Work Place

APRIL 5, 2023

Discover the power of being heard and acknowledged, even if you struggle with shyness. Here are some tips and techniques to help you overcome your fears and find confidence in expressing yourself. Learn how to communicate effectively and be recognized for your ideas and contributions, no matter how introverted you may feel.

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Success

APRIL 2, 2023

During the Night of Too Many Stars autism fundraiser in March 2015, 24-year-old Owen Suskind dressed in gray slacks and a V-neck sweater hurried onstage, clearly excited to meet his idol—and not at all self-conscious about it. Unlike the celebrities making their way to the microphone for the benefit, Owen did not play it cool. “Hello, Gilbert!” he said, laughing in disbelief as he shook hands with comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who voiced one of Owen’s favorite characters from the animated Disney m

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 5, 2023

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer whose mentor accused someone of sexism on her behalf and without her knowledge ? Here’s the update. (Note: To follow the timeline, it helps to know the original letter was received in early February and not printed until March.) I want to thank you again for responding to my question!

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Spiceworks

APRIL 5, 2023

How can the API economy survive and thrive amidst a downturn? The post Is the API Economy Recession-proof? appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Great Place to Work

APRIL 5, 2023

Three ways to get started on your journey towards more equitable pay practices, and why it matters so much. “Am I paid fairly?” That’s a potentially expensive question for an organization’s people to ask. Most workers would demand to be paid the highest end of a salary range if they had access. Pay transparency laws have many organizations scrambling to adjust how they talk about compensation.

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Success

APRIL 3, 2023

A robo-advisor offers affordable financial services that use computer algorithms to automate investing based on a person’s goals and risk tolerance. They help level the investing playing field and encourage individuals to invest and plan for their futures. With the start of robo-advisory services, investing became more accessible to the average consumer who didn’t have thousands of dollars to invest with a traditional brokerage firm or time to monitor and rebalance their portfolios.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 6, 2023

The UK Government claims that a new bill will support businesses by modernising the business rates system to incentivise property improvements and support more frequent revaluations. The measures being put forward review and reform business rates in England, making them fairer and more responsive to changes in the market. The Non-Domestic Rating Bill will introduce more frequent valuations, to take place every three years instead of the current five, meaning those with falling values will see th

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Spiceworks

APRIL 4, 2023

How to solve remote access challenges with SASE The post How SASE Helps Overcome Remote Access Challenges appeared first on Spiceworks.

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